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Frost heaving facts for kids

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Frost heaving means frozen water in soil. If frozen water doesn't thaw at all, it is permafrost.

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  • Freezing air ice lens formation

    Ice lens formation resulting in frost heave in cold climates.

  • Frost heaves on Bragg Hill Road in Norwich Vermont in March 2012--C

    Frost heaves on a rural Vermont road during spring thaw

  • Permafrost stone-rings hg

    Partially melted and collapsed lithalsas (heaved mounds found in permafrost) have left ring-like structures on the Svalbard Archipelago

  • Frost upheaval

    Palsas (heaving of organics-rich soils in discontinuous permafrost) may be found in alpine areas below Mugi Hill on Mount Kenya.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Levantamiento por helada para niños

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